Hypertext Webster Gateway: "daydream"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Daydream \Day"dream`\ (-dr[=e]m`), n.
A vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air;
unfounded hope.

Mrs. Lambert's little daydream was over. --Thackeray.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

daydream
n : absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: {reverie}, {revery},
{daydreaming}, {oneirism}, {air castle}, {castle in the
air}, {castle in Spain}]
v 1: have a daydream; indulge in a fantasy [syn: {dream}, {woolgather},
{stargaze}]
2: have dreamlike musings or fantasies while awake; "She looked
out the window, daydreaming" [syn: {moon}]


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